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The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

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  1. n. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.
  2. n. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
  3. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.
  4. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated;that which is understated; a statement below the truth.
  5. n:100 n. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said